Monday 29th February 2016 to Sunday 6th March 2016

Monday 29th February 2016
Up early at 5:50 but not early enough it would seem.  Pooch on go slow so got Phil to get Lucy up at 6:30 so she could catch up on homework that she's had all weekend.  Watched missus open her presents good stuff then into the office for 8am  (including a stop for petrol).  All good stuff.   Another really busy day then back home for 6pm.   Missus and little un went out to Alvaston.  Me and Phil got busy with swapping the extractor fan in the shower - wahey the bugger works.   Bit of a fiddle now as you have to turn off the solar inverter and what have but still only took about ten minutes and now we've got a working extractor fan.  Ace.  For reference it's a Manrose MG100T 20W Gold Standard Axial BathroomExtractor Fan w/Timer  - I think as the wiring has been done so that 'live always' is really 'live switched' (or certainly appears to be)  the w/timer bit is superfluous but who cares it works!!   Also got me heated propogator down from the attic at the same time as switching the inverter off so all good stuff I reckon!!!

Tuesday 1st March 2016
Up early.   Chucked it down all night so me and pooch were lucky to get a walk done in very light drizzle.  Well pleased with that and have started getting rid of tons of change when I buy papers - that should make me right popular!   Quickly watered stuff in the greenhouse then off to the office before 8am.

Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Am too busy is what it is.  Updating this on a Friday and all.  Got missus a copy of the new paper thing that's been launched not sure it's worth having.   Group after work, another pound gone so still ticking along in the right direction.  Went to Waitrose in the evening - got a load of coffee grounds to add to compost, bosskat bought something as well so I got a free coffee.  Very nice!!

Thursday 3rd March 2016
Up early.  Dog walked,  Into office for 7.45 all good stuff.   Long day got home 6.30.    Missus let me set up heated propogator so have got a load of tomatos in.     All good stuff - more dog walks etc.

Friday 4th March 2015
Up even earlier!   5.40am.  Dog walked, people woken up for 6.30, bosskat for 7am.  Into office for 7.50.  Everything on rails.  Footie tomorrow.  Nipped to Aldi with Lucy to get mothering sunday stuff sorted out.

Saturday 5th March 2015
Up early.   Dog walked, papers fetched.  Farm sale at Cheddleton with Phil at 7:30am - field like the Somme.

 Did a bit in the greenhouse.   Lift with the neighbour to bus stop.  On the Swifty bus for 11.25 and into Derby about 12.15.  In the Alex by 12.30!!!   Watched Derby beat Huddersfield 2-0 - very poor game but a win is a win is a win.    Sat in West stand with Jason which was more fun that I expected if I'm honest, normally like to sit in East stand but things seem a bit less frenzhied over in the West Stand Upper!

A pint in the Alex on the way back then back home for about 7.30pm.  Chippie tea when I got off the bus, magic!!

Sunday 6th March 2015
Slight headache!  Dog walked right round the meadow.  Nipped to Lottie for a short while got the tops off me water butt.  Mothering sunday carvery at the Cross.  I really enjoyed, boss kat less impressed - took some beef home for the little dog and she blooming loved it!!    Big walk up the golf course with Lucy and bed early.

Monday 22nd February 2016 to Sunday 28th February 2016

Monday 22nd February 2016
Up early doors.  Woke Lucy at 6am.  Dog walked, papers fetched into the office by 7.50am  Back home a bit after 6pm - got a ton done.  Watched episode 2 of Vinyl it's definitely odd telly.

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
Up early.  Woke poor Lucy up again at 6am.  She's wearing herself out but doing great at group, bless her.    Dog walked, papers fetched and into the office by 8am  all on rails so far.  Loads of work on, which is good.  Back home a bit after 6pm.  Not getting a lot done at home though!  Lots of dog walks and bed a bit after 9pm!

Wednesday 24th February 2016
Up earlier than ever.  Dog walked and back by 6.35am. Into office before 8am.  Went to group after work after a very lean day and scraped a pound and a half loss!   Still it's progress.  Back home, tea and a dog walk.  All good stuff, bed quite early (soon as final whistle blown after Derby beat Blackburn 1-0) - a bit too toasty had to switch leccy blanket off!!

Thursday 25th February 2016
Up a bit later - 6am!!!  Dog walked, papers fetched - have noticed it's getting lighter on the way back now which is good as I forgot the torch this morning and couldn't see where poocher had done her business until I was on way home!!

Full moon amongst the trees - getting lighter at 6.40am as well, come on spring. 

Friday 26th February 2016
The usual.  Got some stuff for the missus' birthday. Took a load of stock to a supplier who we're trialling.  Got home, tired,  Sorted him  a Now TV box with six months entertainment on it for £25 - you can't go wrong really.  Dog walks and bed.

Saturday 27th February 2016
Up early.  Dog walked. Papers fetched.  Phil fetched me breakfast for a change (although I did pay for it but you can't have everything). Got a partition set up in the lotty so the heater shouldn't have to work overtime.    Golf with Doug and John, shot a very steady 86 which included 3 three-putts and finishing the 18th with an eight so pleased with that.   Watched a bit of Rugby when got back, early to bed again.  Very tired at the moment.

Sunday 28th February 2016
Up early.  Dog walked.  Plenty of running around to get missus' prezzies for her birthday.  Took her to Doveleys Garden Centre - not overly impressed then lunch at Darley Dale which was ace.  Very nice.  Back home after popping up to mum and dad's for about 5.15/5:30.  Still light so took pooch up gold course - found four balls and let pooch have a run once I was at least half a mile away from all roads!  She was good as gold really so pleased with that.    Have got a book at home so am going to learn how to do recall with her.   Bed early after polishing shoes and getting everything ready.

Monday 15th February 2016 to Sunday 21st February 2016

Monday 15th February 2016
Up early.  Dog walked.  Papers Fetched.  Into office for 7.40.  Busy investigative day.  Back home for 6.15.  Tea. Multiple dog walks, not much else to report.   According to Rhydwun Facebook page Storm Imogen has stripped all sand off the beach:

Where's the sand gone?

Tuesday 16th February 2016
Up early (5.45), dog walked, paper fetched (left most of money on the chair at home).  Into the office for 7.40am.  Did a stock run for a project I'm involved with and got home early.   Purchased some guttering and stuff to do more peas with.  All good.  Bosskat got me another Iain Rankin book - The Impossible Dead which is going to be interesting.   Multiple small dog walks and then off to bed early.

Wednesday 17th February 2016
Up at 5.55am - got Lucy up early.  Took dog up town in pouring rain to get papers.  What a crap day after all these sunny solar generating ones we've had.

Thursday 18th February 2016
Got stone award last night so pleased with that.   Missus poorly so left work early.  Made tea for the kids - ace!

Friday 19th February 2016
Up early, dog walked, papers fetched.  Into office early.   Got bulletin out, bit of jip with it.  Home early to do kids tea.

Satruday 20th February 2016
Up early, the usual.  Down to lotty to help with planting hedge.  No-one there for first hour so took rubbish to tip.  All good stuff.  Cam away at 11:30 but golf cancelled due to rain.  No big deal.  Did a load of fishing rigs in the afternoon and various other jobs.  Fetched tea, lottery and nipped to Compton garage to get some paraffin.

Sunday 21st February 2016 
Up early. Dog walked.  Lots of greenhouse stuff done and other odd jobs.   The Ketch for lunch.  Walk up golf course in afternoon - half a dozen decent balls found.

Monday 8th February 2016 to Sunday 14th February 2016

Monday 8th February 2016
Wind blew all night and kept us awake through the night as Storm Imogen hit the island.  Took pooch for a walk but she wanted to go nowhere near sea so walked down meself and had a look.  Spray coming up the slipway a good 50 foot about sea level.  Awesome sight.   We set off for home about 11:30 and got back in good time.  One stop at Holywell on the way home - about an hour quicker than going as well.

Tuesday 9th February 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, paper fetched.  Off to me mum and dads to do a few jobs.  Cleaned the solar panels, conservatory, did a bit of roof repair on the shed that's been there since I was a nipper, had a fire.  In general really enjoyed meself.  Got back in the afternoon.  Took pooch another walk, tea and then went to bed early, got up briefly to take dog a walk then back to bed.

Wednesday 10th February 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, paper fetched.  Got a text saying golf at 9:30 if still on holiday so allotment plans cancelled!!    Good round as well - parred first, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh and only bogied the other two so a steady 21 points in stableford format.  Golf course is a bit wet but another grand day for golf and nice to play well for a change.

39 for front nine and 21 points scored - pleased with that. 

New water hazard on the eighth!

Got home and as weather was nice did a ton of stuff in the greenhouse - need to get me paraffin heater going really as it's looking like it's going to be cold over next few days.   Took pooch a big walk up the golf course and got half a dozen balls before it went dark,  Then loaded the oven and fetched Lucy and bosskat from up town.  About 5.00 dozens of downards started appearing so bosskat whizzed off to see it being goaled.  Went to bed early as very tired again.  All in all a darned good day I reckon. 

Thursday 11th February 2016

Back into work.  All good stuff. 

Friday 12th February 2016 

Early to work again.  Took three developers to visit Hollies' group. Put on a pound and a half according to the scales - am putting this down to not being good and weighing in the   

Saturday 13th February 2016

Up early.  Dog walk, papers fetched.  Nipped up town to get missus some strawberries in a heart shaped box from Co-op.   Nipped down to lotty and chopped the raspberry canes down. 

Where the raspbobs will be in August time!

The canes - Ray lard has suggested using em for pea stick??

 All good stuff.   Golf at 12:30.  Steady but nothing like as good as Wednesday when I won the 9 hole stablefore ha ha - 3 balls to the good.   Home about 4pm after a coffee in the clubhouse.  

Sunday 14th February 2016

Up at 7:30!!!  Dog walked.  In greenhouse got little heater going after seeing how well Harry Seed's worked. Got me peas started off in two little bits of guttering that should be easier to transport. Sorted the security light that had stopped working - the trip switch had gone that supplied electricity to Phil's shed.  So had to clear out a load of tat from my shed to get to it.  During which tidying I found a tenner in an old rucksack that I used for trail running - Rugby Rover, Grindleford gallop etc.etc.   All good stuff.  Took a load of cardboard and various tat down to recycling which was a good move.  While tidying up the shed I got the bike out and did a few miles - backside is feeling it now though I must admit.  Over to me mum and dad's for tea, Jubbly. Back home and in bed for 9pm!   Helicopter circling over golf course was intriguing.   

Monday 1st February 2016 to Sunday 6th February 2016

Monday 1st February 2016
Up at 5:55.  Woke the boy then off out with the pooch.  Paper fetched and into office for 7.50 - all good stuff.

Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Up at 5:40.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into office for 7.45,  Load of stuff done.  Set off for Dentists at 1.45.   Two fillings, teeth proper mangled and home for 15:30.   Next appointment not til end of August which suits me down to the ground. Some brand protection work that looks a bit iffy,   We shall see,

Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Up at 5:30.  Dog walked,  Snowing so not much fun. Into office for 7.45.   All good stuff.  Group on the way home another 3.5lbs gone.  Next week 2.5 further lbs would mean a stone gone in a month however, am going to Wales this weekend and have a bottle of Grants with my name on it (as well as Grant's obviously - what to do?  Don;t know.  We'll see.  Six nations on telly this weekend as well.

Thursday 4th February 2016
Up at 5.30.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into the office for 7.55am - you cannot rely on the traffic.  Never mind, plenty done and new work accumulated such is life.   Back home for 6.15 steady stuff,  Dog walk, tea, Aldi trip

Friday 5th February 2016
Up at 5;30.  Mini walk round the block with the wee dog.  Then back at 6am to wake Lucy up, then up town to get papers with said dog.  Back home shave, shower and then off to work.  Into the office for 7.45am    Some good stuff today intellectual property theft on two fronts.  eBay work.  Ticking over nicely.  Got to Wales!

Friday night – fished Church Bay Beach, an hour up and an hour down – 1 whiting between me and Darren and I didn’t blank! Big sea when we got down to the beach, all calmed down as the tide turned. Weather report:  dry!  (High Tide 20:20 4.9m)

Saturday 6th February 2016 

Saturday morning up early, quick dog walk then  down on the beach with Darren, el blanko - back up for brekkie by 9:30

Saturday night – fished Cemlyn Beach almost out the back of the car – cracking venue - must fish again sometime.  Caught about eight whiting between me and Darren, no  blanks for either of us. Weather report: dry but damn windy! (Holyhead High tide 21:05 5.2m)

One of many whiting - good spot to fish though

  Special thank you to Telboy of Telboy’s Tackle for the bait and tackle bits and for doing two rod repairs while we waited!  Check his shop in Amlwch out – a little Aladdins cave and he will always recommend where to fish and what to use for bait.

Sunday 7th February 2016

Quick walk with pooch, nipped down to fish the beach with Darren - a bit weedy and no bites.  So off to fish Amlwch Breakwater – more whiting and Darren also got a solitary dab, but mainly Whiting!  There’s a shag (it's a kind of bird, your filthy mind) that hangs about the breakwater and tries to take your fish off your hook for you as you bring it in – so be warned.  I gave it a ruck of leftover sprats I had and that kept it quiet for a bit. Weather report: Dry, sunny and still windy! high tide 09:25 5.5m)

Friendly Shag with sprat!

Amlwch Port with Father Ted Crilly's house in the distance

Sunday Night/Monday Morning – weather report Storm Imogen – fishing postponed!

The reason  I mentioned the weather is that the BBC forecast said it would rain pretty much constantly all weekend – Telboy says the island has its own weather system and I reckon he knows better than the BBC on this -  I wonder if the BBC gives you just a general North Wales forecast when you type in Holyhead as all our sessions were dry but blustery?   

So not a bad weekend for fishing if you like whiting.  Will try a few more venues next time I’m on the Island.

Monday 25th January 2016 to Sunday 31st January 2016

Monday 25th January 2016
Up early (5.30ish), dog walked, papers fetched, into the office before 8am and the 8am starter.  All good stuff

Still can't get to grips with Rainbow/Dio bass player Jimmy Bain dying the day after a gig.  How rotten sad.  Rest in peace Jimmy Stewart Bain  will be listening to some Dio and Rainbow and remembering the Legacy.

DCFC on the telly tonight, going to finish bloody tax return in next couple of days and get that sent off.    In April 2016 I am going to make a point of getting all the bloody documents together so next January isn't quite as much of a pain in the ass.

Did a job making Sage Line 50 multi-user over two PCs and it's worked a treat in the end - took a fair bit of time to get all the pieces done,   Such is life.     Derby throwing promotion hopes away losing 4-1 to Burnley - Keogh gifts them two goals and Shackell the other two - bloody marvellous.

Tuesday 26th January 2016
Up early, Lucy woken up so she could do homework at 6am.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into office for 7.45 ahead of the early starter, early leavers.  An intriguing day with a lot of stuff done.  Back home for 6.15.   Tea, dog walk.  Finish off the bloody tax return and submitted it!!  Magic.
More dog walks and caught up with bones so pleased about that.

Wednesday 27th January 2016
Up early.  Woke Phil up as he's off to Leeds for something or other.  Dog walked, papers fetched into the office for 7.50.  All good stuff so far.   Still gutted about Jimmy Bain - how can you be playing a gig one minute and then passed on the next.  So sad.

Lost 2lb at group so 8lbs gone so far.  Not as much as I'd hoped for but it is progress of sorts.   Glad that damn tax return has gone in.   Pain in the ass.

Thursday 28th January 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into the office for 7/.50.  Full on day of analysis and reporting.   Back home for 6.15.   Bit of Sage work for Phil's godparents and then not much but dog walking and telly.   Have I mentioned no alcohol for fifteen days now?  Yes I have.

Friday 29th January 2016
Overslept!  Woke up at 4.15 and 5:20 but the last mini-snooze ran into 6.10am   Got Lucy and Phil up.  Dog walked, 2/3rds of papers fetched as Derby Telegraph not in but never mind.  Into the office for a little after 7.45.  Renewed Sky Movies using Now TV voucher I saw on Hotukdeasl cost £7 for 2 months so not bad.  Phil watched Paul Blart - Mall Cop2 on it.

Saturday 30th January 2016
Didn't get up until 7:30. Bit tired.  Dog walk, papers fetched.  Heard loads of geese about and took a picture of some of them in the field next to the church - think that's a sign of approaching spring-ness!

  Piccy B for me and Phil (that's not on the diet).   Down the lotty for an hour and a half or so.  Did some tidying up, bit of weeding, took a load of tat down to the recycling centre.   Brought up three bags of compost that the chap at the bottom said we could have.

Garlic coming up nicely.

Shame on me - I can't remember what we put in here!!

 Quite pleased.   Golf at 12:30 - drew with John so no pound exchanged.

Nice to see fairways cut for first time in a while

Got on the eighth in three then three putted - eejit

Phil off to Derby so was expecting to be fetching him from bus station in the early hours.  Stayed up until 1pm only to find he was having a taxi - swine.   Watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind - collectors edition - which is well wierd compared to the one we're used to seeing - much more back story re. the little kid that the aliens take away.   Bed at 1.15am

Sunday 31st January 2015
Last day of January already - proper tired. So didn't get up until almost 8am.  Dog walked as she was crossing her legs.   Didn't do a whole lot else as weather was diabolical.  Mum and Dad coming so cleared the front room, went to Aldi with the boss to get bits and bobs.  Then to Poundland to get some paper so Lucy could finish off her Art project work.  All good stuff.  Ma and Pa came about 1.45 - lunch was very nice, had a small glass of red which was very nice too.

Dad and the pooch. 

Bed about 10pm - funny day with not much in it after Saturday being rather ace in terms of getting stuff doe.

Monday 18th January 2016 to Sunday 24th January 2016

Monday 18th January 2016
Up really early.  Dog walked, papers fetched into work for 7.45.  Porridge for brek at about 10am. Left work at 2:30 for Lucy's parent's evening which was very good.  Very pleased. Tea and many dog walks, a bit of Stella and a bit of Bones on the telly,   No alceehol for 6 days now.

Tuesday 19th January 2016
Up at 5:45.  Dog walked, papers fetched, into the office for 7.50 - thought I'd crawl up the A38 rather than come off at the exit before normal - think I'm going to start coming off early all the time as there always seems to be a bit of a queue these days even though it's a couple of miles still to the M1.

Fantasy Football Team - had to ring the changes a wee bit: Ozil out, Deeney out and swapped defence around a bit due to injuries.

Wednesday 20th January 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Work before 8am.  Porridge about 10:30am.   Up town at lunch - popped into Nationwide to get a bit more info for tax return - nearly there now.   Cancelled NOW TV so that won't get charged £10 a month for movies - have got another voucher that needs using before end of March so need to get that done tomorrow.  

Bosskat sent me a pic of lil dog in the sun, just like Pip bless her.    First week weigh-in tonight hopefully a few pounds lighter.

Thursday 21st January 2016

Phil off on a jolly today so he was up early so got up at 5:30.  Lil dog got a longer walk as a consequence so that's good.  Lost 6lbs at first week back at group so that's a start.  No alceehol for 8 days now I think.   Into the office before 8am all good so far. 

Friday 22nd January 2016

Another usual sort of a day.  Dog walks, work, got home for 6pm, bit of telly, more dog walks, bed. 

Saturday 23rd January 2016

Up early dog walked, papers fetched,  Off to Belper at 8:30 for dog grooming.  

Brekkie at Morrisons - bacon and sausage sambo, scrambled egg and a hash brown, lovely.  Back home more dog walks.  18 holes of golf at lunchtime - nice and steady and good enough to take the pound - birdie on the 6th, lost ball on 15 was only thing that marred a steady sort of a round - very muddy!  Home and no chippy tea for me, Lucy or boss kat - we on plan!  No alceehol again - am back in a groove of sorts. 

Sunday 24th January 2016

Up early dog walked.  Off to do a Sage Line 50 job in the morning which went pretty well apart from Sage not being available to get the software upgrade we needed.   Such is life.  Bit of tinkering in the greenhouse.  Dog walk up the golf course - found four balls so that's handy.  Lily found a stick so she was happy!

Bit of shopping with the boss - went to Waitrose for first time - by crikey they know how to charge for stuff!   On saying that, had a very nice complimentary coffee so not all bad!

Monday 11th January 2016 to Sunday 17th January 2016

Monday 11th January 2016
Woke up dead early but didn't get out of bed until 5:50am.  Woke Phil up then went to fetch papers and take poocher a small walk up town. David Bowie dies - thought he was immortal - massive shock just a couple of days after releasing an album

Proper tired but such is life - keep buggering on - as Mr Churchill would say.   Into office for just after 8am - got snagged up on last bit of traffic on A38, such is life.  Took stock replenishment to company we are doing some work with.   Consequently got home a bit earlier than usual which was nice.  Tea.  Dog walk.  Overdose of Stella (not Artois but the Welsh sitcom thang on Sky).   All good stuff but well late for bed in the end!!

Tuesday 12th January 2016
Up at crack of dawn.  Chucking it down with rain and no sign of it stopping.  Took pooch round the block twice but couldn';t get her to do her business bless her,  Never mind.  Into the office for 8.10am.  Not a bad day at work, plenty done.  Back home dog walking and finishing off the booze as am going back to group tomorrow.  About bloody time.   Visited pound shop got some seeds and stuff.  Have got plenty ready.  Am going to need to get some spuds chitting soon.

Wednesday 13th January 2016
Woke at 5am,didn't get out of bed until 6am.  Dog walk in drizzle, got papers back home, into work for just gone 8am.  Pooch update - she did her business big-style so panic over!!!

Traffic bloody awful for last couple of miles near M1 and had made me fractionally later than I'd like for the last couple of days.

Had a load of grief with HMRC website last night - what a bloody pain that is.  Hopefully get that fixed soon.  Update - got into it at last.   Am mighty impressed with the pure guile and cunning the HMRC is employing in getting tax dodgers:

Back to group after many weeks away.  Very silly boy.  First night in a while with zero alcohol and zero anything else that's bad for me.  Took poocher a couple of walks in the rain.  Watched a bit of telly.  Did a bit more tax return.  Got to bed for 10pm.

Thursday 14th January 2015 
Up at 5:57.  Dog walked, into office for 7:50am after getting petrol. Pounded on with various reports.  Back home for a bit after 6pm.  Tea. Dog walk.   Telly. Dog walk. Bed - no alcchol, no junk, lots of coffee.   Got a

Friday 15th January 2015
Phil driving gritter today so up at the 4:30 make sure he buggered off to work. Back to bed, didn;t wake up until 6:20 so only just managed to get up town, take dog walk, fetch papers and back for 7am to get Lucy and bosskat up.  Never mind, into the office for 8am.  Porridge for brekky about 9:30am - all good stuff.  Back home in okay sort of time.  Tea. Dog walk. No alceehol.

Saturday 20th January 2015
Up at 7:00am!!  Good stuff.  Small piccy b brekko..  Golf at 12.27.  Steady nine holes 15 points a bit better than John's 13 ha ha,  Coffee for two at the 10th/19th depending on how you looks at it.

Snow in the distance/ 2nd tee at Ashbourne

 Amazed that England absolutely stuffed South Africa - fantastic stuff.  Back home no alceehol.  Have I said that before?  Phil out snowploughing at silly o'clock so didn't sleep well at all.

Sunday 17th January 2015
Up at 7am.  Quick dog walk. More tax return fun. Cleared snow off path - would have gone on it's own if I'd left it I reckon nevermind.

Pooch not sure what to make of snow.

Aldi for some shopping about 2pm then another walk for el poocher up the golf course - didn't let her off lead as someone shooting a shotgun over towards Wyaston and she don't like that.   On way back saw a fox do the nosedive thing that they do.  Wish I'd had a decent camera with me but such is life - I love foxes - I know they make a mess of hen houses and all that bit that's their nature

Fox in the distance - beautiful creatue

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Monday 4th January 2016 to Sunday 10th January 2016

Monday 4th January 2016
Into the office early to get drums cased up and off the premises.  Bugger, not a single drum fits the damned cases.  Will have to see if I can used them for the Premiers or perhaps sell them on.  Bloody typical.  Got away early as took a load of stock to the order fulfilment people we're trying out.   Back home for a bit after 5 so all good stuff.   Got Xmas boxes down so decs can go back up the attic - got four of the five new drums in cardboard boxes up into the attic. Bed for 10.44 - watched a bit more Hootenanny.

Tuesday 5th January 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, into the office a bit after 8am.  good day in the office, had to do another trip over to Heanor but not a problem.  Back home Dog Walk.  Got Xmas stuff upstairs ready to go up in the attic,  Tea, then up the attic.   Then did a couple of web jobs, went and took dog out about 9:30/10:00pm and there was an almighty peel of thunder went on for ages.    Bed about 10:15 but absolutely knackered again.

Wednesday 6th January 2016
Up at 5:57am all a wee bit late.  Dog walked, papers fetched, breakfast, didn't get in to office until 8.15am

Thursday 7th January 2016
Up early.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Off to office nice and early but a crash near Kirk Langley made things rather drawn out I must admit.  Good day in the office got a ton of good stuff done..  Back home for about 6pm all good stuff.   Nice clear night, dog walks in the dry for a change.

Friday 8th January 2016
First work week of 2016 almost done and I overslept - 6.10am before got out of bed - very poor show.  To make it worse, I had to scrape the car as well.

Dog walked, papers fetched.  Into the office for 8.15, went around another crash at Shirley Hollow some poor gal been rear-ended by someone, car in the middle of the road.  Into office for 8.15 again - not too shabby really.

Never mind, another full on busy day in the office.  Back home for 6:30, not much else to report!!

Saturday 9th January 2016
Didn't get up til 7pm - deffo more tired than usual.  Such is life.  Took some tat to the recycling.  Fetched piccy B for the family. Golf at 12.30 - steady stuff - three pars in first six holes but driving was a bit all over the place it has to be said!!  Never mind.

Sunday 10th January 2016
Up at 7:30am - geting worse.  Got up, dog walked, checked lottery number still nowt! Such is life.  Big walk up to Sprinkshill wood and back.

Somewhere in this picture there is a buzzard - am sure was there when I took it.

You got to have a stick that catches on everything, got to...

Love woods

Tidied up the back yard a bit so can get the tumbler composter going.   Need to see if the garden shredder Phil got me will chew cardboard and spit it out so I can add that the the compost heapes.   Trip to tip with some of the rubbish too.

Bit of telly then over to me mum and dad's for tea.  Took poocher two walks up Whitworth Road as well.  Bed for about 9.45pm proper tired, heating on day as well.

Monday 28th December 2015 to 3rd January 2016

Monday 28th December 2015
Cripes, at the end of this week I'll be a year older and we'll be in 2016!!   Anyway, up early as always. Two big dog walks, watched a lot of test cricket,  Got nearly a dozen golf balls in two walks up the golf course - let poocher have a run round off the lead as well which was nice!

Went bed early.  All good.

Tuesday 29th December 2015
Up really early - a funny night's sleep.  Into work before 8am.  Car playing up a bit so hopefully will get it swapped out today.   Not a bad day back at the grindstone,  home for a bit after 6pm.  Tea, quick dog walk then over to John's to do an internet job.  Took the boss of the world with me for a chinwag with Mo.  All good stuff. Bed not long after 10pm

Wednesday 30th December 2015
Up at 5.50, dog walked, papers fetched.   Into office before 8am - sent in a complaint to Radio4's today program about use of the word "Oftentimes" why on earth do you need an Americanism that is longer than an English word that does the same job i.e. "Often".  Bloody eejits. Got first part of  a project done and dusted - pleased it was done in time for January!   Home for 5:30.  Watched test match highlights, bed about 10pm

Thursday 31st December 2015
Up at 6am (not at work so don't matter).  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Tired - 48 today - blimey!  Never mind.  Went out for lunch with Mum and Dad, Grace, Lucy, Phil and the boss and it were grand.   Took dog a few walks.  The usual.  Watched Jools' Hootenany then bed about 12.45

Friday 1st January 2016
Up earlyish considering everyone else stopped in bed a fair bit!   Another day of not much.  Just dog walks and the liks

Saturday 2nd January 2016
Up early dog walked, the usual.    Still raining.  Golf cancelled as course closed all over holidays.

Sunday 3rd January 2016
Up early.  Dog walked/.  Went to other side of Manchester to buy a load of drum cases for the new drums.  3 hours drive. Work tomorrow marvellous.